The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs died as a result of the helicopter crash in Brovary

Ihor Klymenko, Head of the National Police of Ukraine, reported the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was killed in the helicopter crash in Brovary.

Denys Monastyrsky, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Yevhen Yenin, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, and Yurii Lubkovych, State Secretary of the Ministry, died.

Klymenko reported this on his Facebook page.

He also stated that as of now, 16 casualties were confirmed. Of these, 2 are children.

9 of the dead were on board the helicopter.

22 victims are in the hospital, of which 10 are children.

All specialized services are working on site. The scene inspection is ongoing.

In the morning, a helicopter, presumably Н-225 Super Puma, crashed in Brovary, Kyiv region.

Yurii Ihnat, Spokesman for the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced that a helicopter of the State Emergency Service crashed near the kindergarten in Brovary.